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QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN HEALTHINFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
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QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BSHM
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LEVEL:5
COURSE: LEGISLATIONAND ETHICSIN HEALTH
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
COURSECODE: LET521S
DATE:JANUARY2025
SESSION:2
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARYE: XAMINATION QUESTIONPAPER
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
MS INDAA PAULUS
MS ELIZABETHNDAKUKAMO-KASINO
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions on the separate answer sheet.
2. Please write neatly and legibly.
3. Do not use the left side margin of the exam paper. This must be allowed for the
examiner.
4. No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed.
5. Mark all answers clearly with their respective question numbers.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. None
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[15 MARKS]
QUESTION 1
(15)
1. Evaluate the statements and select whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.Each
question carries one (1) mark.
1.1 A consent refers to any manifestation of specific, equivocal expression of will by which
the data subject accepts that his/her personal data be processed.
1.2 During authorization, credentials provided by the user are compared to those on the
local operating system server.
1.3 Identifiers should always be applied to personal health information.
lA The abbreviation HIPAAstands for Health Institution Portability and Accountability Act.
1.5 Licensure is the recognition by a professional association that an individual possesses
the knowledge, experience, and expertise of the standards set by the professional
association.
1.6 Tort law facilitates compensation for injuries resulting from wrongful conduct and
deter persons from acting in ways that may produce harm.
1.7 Members of the Namibian Cabfner consists of the President, Vice President, Prime
Minister, Deputy prime minister, Ministers, regional governors and councillors.
1.8 The right to health can be understood as the right to an integrated and ineffective
health system which is responsive to national and local priorities, and accessible to all.
1.9 The right to health can be understood as the right to an integrated and ineffective
health system which is responsive to national and local priorities, and accessible to all.
1.10 Namibian health services are defined as social and health care services delivered at
primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
1.11 Values are concepts that give meaning to an individual's life and serve as the
framework for decision making.
1.12 Etiquette is the principles of how human beings relate to one another under certain
circumstances.
1.13 Normative ethics investigates ethical issues arising in healthcare by applying the
principles and methods of moral philosophy to these problems.
1.14 The goal of any HIS is to produce quality and timely information for evidence-based
decisions and interventions. ·
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1.15 Denial of service attack is an attadtrrieant to shut down a machine system or network,
making it inaccessible to its intended user.
'SECTIONB: SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
Question 2
(40)
2.1 Define the following concepts as used in Health Information Systems Management:
2.1.1 Legislation
(2)
2.1.2 Information Systems
(2)
2.1.3 Patient Charter
(3)
2.1.4 Court Appeal
(2)
2.1.5 Ethical Relativism
(2)
2.1.6 Health Information Exchange · ·.:i-:-
(2)
2.1.7 Cybercrime
(2)
2.1.8 Healthcare
(3)
2.1.9 Contract Law
(3)
2.1.10 Indicator
(3)
2.2 Differentiate between the following terminologies in Health Information Systems
Management:
2.2.1 Civil Case and Criminal Case
(2)
2.2.2 System and Health System
(2)
2.2.3 System audit logs and Data encryption
(4)
2.2.4 Community Courts and High Court
(2)
2.2.5 Health Law and Com·parative Justice
(2)
2.2.6 Software Piracy and Cyber bullying, ;
(4)
!SECTION C: SEMI- STRUCTURE~_ANSWER QUESTIONS
QUESTION3
[30 MARKS)
(30)
3.1 Explain to a group of first year pharmacy students the following four (4) principles of:
Autonomy, Accuracy, Beneficence and Access and Amendment principles. Provide one
(1) relevant example of each principle.
(12)
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3.1.1 Autonomy
(3)
-3.1..2 Accuracy
(3)
3.1.3 Beneficence
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(3)
3.1.4 Access and Am~ndment ··- .-~
(3)
3.2 Discussthe following concepts: Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality in the context
of health information protection and provide one (1) suitable example of how
each concept contributes to the overall goal of safeguarding information.
(9)
3.2.1 Security
(3)
3.2.2 Privacy
(3)
3.2.3 Confidentiality
(3)
'.SECTIO'ND: STRUCTUREDANSWER-QUESTIONS
QUESTION4
(15)
· 4. A healthcare clinic in Okahao District handles sensitive patient information, including
medical records. With an increasing number of cyberattacks targeting healthcare
institutions, the clinic decided to impler;nent several security tools to protect patient
privacy.
4.1 Describe five (5) organizational threats to privacy and Information security.
(10)
4.2 Enumerate five (5) tools to maintain security and privacy.
(5)
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QUESTION 5 .
(9)
5. Regulation is an important entity necessary to standardize and supervise healthcare.
5.1 Define the notion regulatory body
(2)
5.2 Distinguish between the general functions of the Namibia Medicines Regulatory
Council (NMRC) and Health-Professional Council of Namibia (HPCNA).
(4)
5.3 Enumerate any three (3) functions of regulatory bodies.
(3)
END OF EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
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